Northglenn Terminal Reservoir via Farmers High Line Canal Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Northglenn Terminal Reservoir via Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Northwest Open Space near Northglenn, CO. The route reaches Northglenn Terminal Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Northglenn Terminal Reservoir via Farmers High Line Canal Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 5,282–5,415 ft
Out & Back · Northwest Open Space
Trailhead: 39.90154, -104.97786
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 94°F / low 61° · precip 16% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 97 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Grange Hall Greenway, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto I-25 Greenway, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Northglenn Terminal Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto I-25 Greenway, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 97 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 141 ft
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